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Joint scheme to help unemployed recognised
A joint partnership agreement has been signed between the CPT and the Department for Work & Pensions to formally recognise the work done to help the unemployed train to become bus drivers.
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Scania-ADL set to launch gas-powered demonstrator vehicle
A Scania gas-powered bus with ADL Enviro300NG bodywork will soon be used in a series of demonstrations with a number of high-profile UK bus operators. The programme, scheduled to begin in mid-March, was created in […]
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New Welsh bus funding could be illegal
The new funding model due to take effect in Wales from April could contravene European Union (EU) state aid rules – according to CPT Cymru.
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£18m investment in South Yorkshire buses
Funding will focus on improvements to city centre infrastructure, traffic control and audio-visual systems South Yorkshire has been awarded a grant of £18.3m of Government funding to improve bus services and information across Sheffield.
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BBA & BSOG reform Conference
A one-day conference on the Better Bus Areas Fund and BSOG Reform is to take place at The Axis, Birmingham on Thursday, April 25, 2013.
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Stagecoach’s discounted bus travel scheme for jobseekers
Stagecoach has launched the country’s first long-term nationwide discounted bus travel scheme for jobseekers.
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Arriva invests £15.5m in green buses for NW
Arriva North West has increased its green credentials with the introduction of 10 MAN EcoCity gas engine buses and 44 Volvo B5LH double-deckers to services in the North West as part of an overall investment […]
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Norfolk to trial £2.5m multioperator smartcard
Transport Minister Norman Baker has approved Norfolk County Council’s (NCC) proposals for a demonstration project which will see smartcard technology rolled out to all county bus operators by 2015.
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M5 bus crash driver jailed for six years
Judge describes incident as “entirely foreseeable and avoidable” and driver fails roadside breath test A Birmingham bus driver has been sentenced to six years imprisonment following a crash on the M5 last year, in which […]
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North East bus operators and Nexus talk partnership
The North East Bus Operators’ Association (NEBOA) has welcomed an invitation from Nexus PTE to hold a series of workshops aimed at hammering out a deal to improve services in Tyne and Wear.